I think Léa Seydoux has one of the most beautiful and unique faces of any actress in the world right now. I love her natural, low-key makeup and relaxed personal style that the French seem to do so well. She’s definitely my style inspiration of the moment.
The only unfortunate thing is that she makes me want a thick, blunt fringe. Sadly, my hair is too thin and fine to achieve such a look. Damn you Léa and Zooey!
Vimeo’s Videos We Like is quickly becoming my favourite place for film inspiration. Here are a few of my recent favourites:
The Dancer from Kensington on Vimeo.
Preguntas Hermosas from Süperfad on Vimeo.
iPad + Velcro from Jesse Rosten on Vimeo.
My Father from Christine Schmitthenner on Vimeo.
This is a bit of a random post for this blog, but you must check out my amazingly talented friend Katie. She writes beautiful songs. This one was written and recorded in under an hour. I want an mp3 copy to listen to on my iPhone – got that, Katie?
I wish could sing and play guitar. Out of all artistic talents, I consider music to be the greatest in the way it affects people so immediately and directly. Drawing is nice, but it can never make an impression on people in the way music can – at least, in my opinion.
Of course, I consider film the ultimate in artistic expression because it encompasses images, movement and sound, but still, it’s never as immediate or personal as music can be.
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This post is a continuation of my Chile post from a few days ago. Colombia was my favourite country in South America. It’s so widely misunderstood and wrongly labeled. Colombians are the most warm-hearted, friendly, lovely people and the country is incredibly beautiful and interesting.
*note: my camera was stolen in Buenos Aires, so most of these photos are from friend’s cameras.
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Simon Nessman
Simon Nessman (Born 1990) is Canadian and lives in New York. He signed with Major Management in 2007, has appeared in an Italian Vogue editorial photographed by Steven Meisel and is currently the face of Versace.
Adrian Wlodarski
Adrian Wlodarski is Russian and is respresented by Rebel Models. In SS09 he walked for Gucci, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Lanvin, Dries Van Noten, Missoni and more.
Jakob Wiechmann
Jakob Wiechmann is German. He began his career in 2008, by debuting as an exclusive at Gucci. In 2009, he became the face of Givenchy.
Ben Hill
Ben Hill is currently signed with Select Model management. He has appeared in publications like Arena, Vogue, Numero & L’Uommo. In 2010 he will walk for Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana.
Nate Gill
Nate Gill was born in the US in 1989. He currently lives in New York and is known to be friends with Simon Nessman. In 2009 he walked exclusively for the fall Givenchy show in Paris. He also walked in the spring shows for Dolce & Gabbana, Etro, Versace and Vivienne Westwood in Milan. Gill is currently modeling for the DKNY Jeans fall campaign, shot by style blogger Scott Schuman (aka The Satorialist).
Taylor Fuchs
Candian and born in 1987, Taylor Fuchs signed with Public Image Worldwide in 2007. In that same year, he walked the spring Lanvin and Yves Saint Lauren shows in Paris. In 2008, he opened the spring John Galliano show in Paris and closed the spring Alessandro Dell’Acqua show in Milan. In 2009, Forbes ranked Fuchs as the world’s ninth top male model.
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I’m generally less familiar with the male modeling world, so if you think there’s a model that deserves to be on this list, please write their name (and why) in the comments!
Who is your all time favourite male model? Who is your favourite from this list? I always think the boys in the Burberry Campaigns are gorgeous, but never know who they are.
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I love this image; it reminds me a bit of my Sea of Shoes illustrations. Octopuses are lovely!
This editorial is gorgeous. I love its mix of the demure and erotic, the feminine aesthetic and the soft colours. Just beautiful! Continue reading for more photographs from this editorial by the amazing David Bellemère and a little how-to recreate this aesthetic yourself.
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Do you have particular songs that remind you of a certain holiday, summer, year of your life?
Llamada de Emergencia by Daddy Yankee reminds me so much of South America, especially Peru and Colombia. Daddy Yankee is huge over there! The song isn’t my taste at all (I’m more of a Simon and Garfunkel, Kinks, Beatles, Velvet Undergound person ) but I love it for all the memories it has for me. Actually, necesito practicar mi español. Antes, yo sabía todas las palabras de esta canción. ¿Quizá debo blog en español? jaja.
What songs hold particular memories for you? I love listening on songs from my tween years – Blink 182, No Doubt, Garbage, The Spice Girls. I was also a massive fan of Madonna (Material Girl, Lucky Star etc) and Elvis as a 10 year old, even though they were well before my time.
x Joelle
